GISB: Charity home warden charged with sexual abuse of 13-year-old

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A warden employed at a centre linked to GISB Sdn Bhd was charged in the Butterworth Sessions Court on Monday (Oct 14) for physical sexual assault on a 13-year-old boy two years ago.

Muhammad Miqdam Muhammad Amir, 24, pleaded not guilty to the charge before Judge Zulhazmi Abdullah.

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00:00A warden employed at a centre linked to GISB Holdings, Sendirian Bahad, was charged in
00:08the Butterworth Sessions Court on Monday with physical sexual assault on a 13-year-old boy
00:13two years ago.
00:15Twenty-four-year-old Mohamed Mictam Mohamed Amir pleaded not guilty to the charge before
00:20Judge Zulhazmi Abdullah.
00:22He was accused of touching the victim's private part for sexual purposes at Rumah Jagan Harapan
00:27al-Mahabba in Nibongtebal at midnight on July 11, 2022.
00:33The charge was framed under Section 14A of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017,
00:40read together with Section 16, Subsection 1 of the same law, which provides a prison
00:45sentence of not more than 20 years and whipping upon conviction.
00:50During mitigation, lawyer Nakia Zulkarnain from the National Legal Aid Foundation representing
00:56the accused requested a lower bail, citing the accused's unstable income and responsibility
01:02for his ill father.
01:04The court allowed bail at RM5,000 with one surety and also ordered the accused to report
01:09himself at a police station once a month and not to intimidate the victim.
01:15November 14 was fixed for mention and submission of documents.
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